The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-08-18

resident of Middlebrook, died on Friday
last.
Attention is called to the card of pol.
icy Holder" to be found in another col.
umn.
Mrs Geo. E. TimberIake, Richmond
Va, is paying visit to her father, Mr.. j
/ E. Taylor
Mr. J. B. Flippen, the genial and popu.
lar clerk Of Cumberland county, was il
the city Monday.
Mr.. H. L. Shafrer, of Pittsburg. inter
ested in mineral properties in the Valley
is at the Hale House.
Miss Katie Burress passed through
Staunton yesterday en- route for the Rock
bridge Alum Springs.
Mr.. NJ B. Ramos, OF the noted piano
firm of M. B. Ramos & Co., Richmond
was in the city Saturday.
Mr.. Wallace Hanger, of the interior
Department, Washington, is spending {
part Of his vacation at his home in Church
Vile
Mrs. J. Leon LuXford, of Washington
d. c.. who has been summering at Hyatts'
vile, Md, is in the city on visit to he1
| father, Mr.. j. E. Taylor.
Miss Lizzie Nimmo, daughter of David
| Nimmo, Esq, Of this city, left on Satur.
dao last to visit her sister, Mrs. Milton
| Hinton w va
| Our correspondents must pardon the
omission of their communications from
this weeks issue. They are interesting
and will keep until next week.
| License to get married was issued at
Washington, D. c., on Monday last to
Mr.. James II. Wilson and Miss Jennie
B. Pettigrew, of Brownsburg, Va.
Our genial friend, Mr.. E. Hageman,
reached Staunton from Philadelphia on
Saturday last, on a visit to his daughter,
Mrs. Becher, and for business purposes.
Mr.. Jno. T. Harris, formerly with the
late Mr.. F. M. Young, is now with the
well known dry goods house of S. d. Tim
berlake, and will be glad to serve his old
friends.
Mrs. Susie Ball has purchased of the
Bicllle estate, the house and lot on the
corner Of Green and Frederick streets, for
81, $50. 1t is a desirable property, and
cheap at the price.
From the list of delegates from Augusta
county to the Roanoke convention, pub
lished last week. the name of Mr.. w. II.
Clare, the genial representative of Pas
lures district, was unintentionally omit
ted.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Louisville Courier Journal, states that
Hon. j. r. Tucker will take no part IN the
fall canvass, being Disguised with the plat
form adopted by the Democratic conven-
ton.
| We are indebted to Hon. ]. r. Tucker
| for pamphlet copies of his spec cles deiiv-
cred in Congress on Polygany, Oleomar-
garine. and The Department Of Indus
/ tries, for which he will please accept our
| thanks.
| ReY. Mr.. Robert Steele, highly esteeme
by the citizens of Staunton, and former
pastor of Augusta Street NJ. e. Church,
| will be here to attend the reunion and Gel
edration of said church, Sunday, August
2lst, given by the choir.
Mr.. Charles Fretwell, with Daniel &
Co., has gotten up a new style of gilt and
plush picture frame which is having quite
a run. 1t is substantially made, of ricI
and elegant appearance, and has struck
| the popular taste wonderfully.
Miss Annie Walker. daughter of DR..
| Geo. S. Walker, Stanton. and Miss Nor
rison, daughter Of DR.. S. D. Morrison.
RockbTidge Baths. have been secured as
teachers at the Plumer Memorial Female
School at Wythevilie, Rev S. r. Preston
Principal.
Frank M. Langston, son of Prof J. NJ
Langston. colored, who has been on trial al
Petersburg for about ten days for killing
1 Jno. II. Ruilin, cold, was on Saturday last
found guilty of murder in the second de
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| eight years.
| Mr.. Thos. Fl. Hardy, of the firm of
| Hardy & Co, leather dealers, Norfolk
| Va, is missing, ana from letters left by
him, it is concluded that he committed
suicide by drowning at Ocean View. Hie
first wife. it is stated, was Miss Ste
yenSon, of Staunton.:
! Rev. DR.. w. w. I4andrum, distinguished
Baptist divine of Richmond, will preach
next Sa bbath, the 21st inst, at Hebron
| Church at ] 80 o'clock, a. m. Those il
Staunton who desire a pleasant morning
drive, and to hear an eloquent sermon
should not miss this opportunity.
The Augusta Teacher IS Association HEX
an enthusiastic meeting in this city OF
Saturday. the 18th inst. County Supt. c
Z. Jordan, was re- elected president, M
w. Bueher. vice president, and Sam1 M
Woods, Secretary. Miss Ellen Cameron
received a very iiattering vote for the vice:
presidency.
Ex-U. S. Senator A. A, Sergeant, of
! California, died at his residence in San
Francisco on Saturday last from enlarge
| mentof thespleen. Mr.. Sergeant was a
printer by profession, and for time was
connected with the press OF the State of
| his adoption. He studied law under } Judge
J. w. G. Smith, Of this city, when residing
in California.
Hon. j ohm f Lewis and his wife arrived
in Staunton yesterday, and will retern to
Rockingham this morning. We were
gratilied to see Mr.. Lewis looking SO
well, generally, although the sight
of one OF his eyes is entirely gone and
the other somewhat impaired. Otherwise
he is in excellent health.
Messrs Whitmore, Denny & Liggett.
three of our most popular dry goods mer
chants, Lave formed partnership, and
will open fine new stock at the OLD stand
of F. M. Young, on the ffrst of September.
The store has been Handsomely seftted,
and is now one of the best arranged for
dry goods IN the city. The new firm will
start out with every prospect for long
and prosperous business career.
DR.. J. M. Frost, formerly the popular
of+ J,o icf so